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1954 Map of Black Forest

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Black Forest
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Black Forest dominates the southern half of this mid-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by ranching and early community development north of Colorado Springs. The mapping captures the transition from working agricultural lands like Old Bar X Ranch and Pine Cone Ranch to organized leisure and institutional sites, including the Brentwood Country Club and the La Foret (Church Camp). The concentration of features such as the Black Forest School and the Black Forest Recreation Area suggests a growing residential node within the wooded terrain.

Water systems shape the topography, with drainage networks including East Cherry Creek, West Kiowa Creek, and Black Squirrel Creek carving through the higher elevations of Spruce Hill and Table Rock. Infrastructure of the era is marked by the Television Relay Station and a prominent Pipe Line, alongside early thoroughfares like Templeton Gap Road and Shoup Road, which connected these rural homesteads and camps to the larger region.